NewsReports

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said it would re-open the investigation of former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili. It said the injunction obtained by Odili was being challenged at the Supreme Court. Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu said subsequent judgments have held that the agency cannot be restrained from investigating anyone, the Nation reported. He spoke …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reversal of the suspension of the immediate past Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Damilola Ogunbiyi. Mr Buhari ordered the reversal of the suspension on Tuesday, in clear overrule of an earlier directive given by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman. Last December, Mr Mamman suspended Mrs Ogunbiyi over perceived “infractions” and poor performance …

Pan Niger Delta Forum Chairman, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd.), has lamented that the Buhari regime threw into ‘dustbin’, over 600 recommendations that would have moved the country forward. Nkanga said some of the issues affecting the nation today including the Ruga cattle ranch idea were all addressed in the document. According the Punch, Nkanga, who was a member of …

Not less than 50 residents across the five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo North will benefit from the six-month paid internship under the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) Internship and Apprenticeship scheme, according to official.The scheme an initiative of Governor Godwin Obaseki is to provide graduates and apprentices with relevant practical skills and industry-based experience. In a statement, …

Nigerian Army has confirmed an ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists on the convoy of the theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, on Monday and that it was foiled, leaving many insurgents dead. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the attack took place about two Kilometers …

Contractors working on major and inner-city road projects across Edo State have returned to site to speed up work on the state government’s urban renewal and infrastructural projects, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie said on Tuesday. Mr. Crusoe Osagie said in a statement, that a number of the contractors have returned to site …

By Isaac Eranga Benin: A vote of confidence has been passed on the Chairman of Edo State Football Referees Council, Mr. Johnbull Nosa Okundolor by members and elders of the Council during an emergency meeting held recently at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo, Benin City. Speaking, the South/South zonal coordinator of the Nigerian Football Referees Association (NRA) – …

Power distribution companies on Monday declared that the new electricity tariffs shall become enforceable from April 1. Speaking through their umbrella body, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, the Discos explained that the new tariffs ordered by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would cater for revenue shortfalls in the sector. In a tariff review clarification notice sent to our correspondent by …

The Nigeria Immigration Service has released details of its new Visa-on-Arrival application processes for Africans and non-Africans. The Service made this known on its website on Monday. “This is to notify the General Public that Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rolled out a new Visa on Arrival Application Process for all Business Travelers and African Union (AU) countries, except for …

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said there won’t be increase in electricity tariff without consultations. The Chairman of NERC, Prof. James Momoh, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. According to him, what the commission has done is a tariff review, which is usually done twice a year. News Agency of Nigeria reports …